Killer Women's Tricia Helfer Teases Murder, Mystery and Romance

Female Texas Rangers are few and far between and who better to join their ranks than beloved badass Tricia Helfer — at least on TV.

Killer Women(premieres Tuesday, 10/9c, ABC)stars Helfer as Molly Parker, a Texas Ranger whose gender certainly influences her work but never defines her. “She’s tough, but she’s not one-note,” Helfer tells TVGuide.com. “She’s got her work, she’s got her funny side and her vulnerable side.” She’s even got a bit of a quirky side, playing trumpet every week at a local bar.

Both raised on a ranch and growing up quite tomboyish, Helfer found it easy to relate to Molly right off the bat. And though she doesn’t play the trumpet, Helfer did play clarinet in marching band. “I felt very close to her right when I read her for the first time,” the actress explains.